Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 7PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed morning, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | S 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 74 | 69 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 59 | 100 | 158 | 180 | 208 | 380 | 392 | 256 | 287 | 217 | 176 | 163 | 237 | 196 | 492 | 466 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:18PM2.00m | 1:39AM1.89m | 2:10PM2.04m | 2:31AM1.93m | 2:59PM2.04m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:54AM0.10m | 7:31PM0.16m | 7:49AM0.05m | 8:23PM0.11m | 8:42AM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 74 | 69 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 59 | 100 | 158 | 180 | 208 | 20 | 11 | 256 | 287 | 217 | 176 | 109 | 82 | 61 | 492 | 466 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 4 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 19 | SSW 18 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 20 | SSW 15 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 20 | 29 | 31 | 11 | 10 | 46 | 69 | 163 | 72 | 125 | 43 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | ENE 8 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | S 17 | SSW 16 | NNE 7 | SSW 16 | S 20 | NE 9 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 19 | 23 | 51 | 17 | 50 | 196 | 3 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 9 | ENE 8 | NNE 5 | — | W 3 | SSW 3 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 22 | 14 | 12 | 10 | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 16 | 380 | 392 | 43 | — | 2 | 5 | 45 | 237 | 170 | 155 | 176 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 36 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
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